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What is Building Awareness?

The Construction Industry

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The Construction Industry has many tremendous opportunities to offer and yet is still under rated and under publicised.

Not only does it offer an immense diversity of jobs it also offers the excitement of change and the satisfaction of building something that will stand as a testimony to your hard work for years to come.

What does Costain do?

What jobs are on offer?

What is Costain's Executive Board commitment?

How can we help you?

The Built environment is all around us. Have you ever stopped to think about the roads, rail and bridges we use to go to school? Hospitals to accommodate us when we are sick? Office buildings to work from? Water treatment works to provide drinking water and deal with wastewater?...and the list goes on. All these things affect us daily AND the quality of our lives.

What about countries that aren't as lucky as we are?...That suffer natural disasters and wars. The Construction Industry can help them rebuild their lives AND THEIR HOMES!

Building Awareness will help raise money for charities including RedR, the Register of Engineers for Disaster Relief, Water Aid providing clean water to poor countries and CRASH, which helps to provide shelter for the homeless in the UK. Have a look at their web-sites for more information.

Without the Construction Industry we would not have these facilities, amenities and services and yet it is so often taken for granted.

What jobs are on offer?

Costain has a world-class reputation for building some of the world's most challenging projects that enhance the way we live.

With over 135 years experience, Costain has excelled in the construction of exciting, complex structures and as such we don't just employ Engineers! The secret to our success is the wide range of disciplines we employ in order to remain competitive in such a diverse and dynamic market place.

Costain offers a wide range of challenging careers including:
Civil Engineering
Quantity Surveying and Commercial Management
Construction Management
Chemical Engineering
Environmental and Safety Management
Building Services
Mechanical and Electrical Engineering

As well as more diverse opportunities such as HR, Legal Services, Business Development, Marketing and IT.